Bug#898825: linux-image-4.16.0-1-amd64: KMS/graphics not working on Lenovo P50 with 4.16

From	Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.bugs.dist, linux.debian.kernel
Subject	Bug#898825: linux-image-4.16.0-1-amd64: KMS/graphics not working on Lenovo P50 with 4.16
Date	2018-05-20 16:00 +0200
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On Wed, 2018-05-16 at 09:49 +0000, Sam Morris wrote:
> Package: src:linux
> Version: 4.16.5-1
> Severity: normal
> 
> When booting 4.16 on my Lenovo P50, the plymouth splash screen never
> appears, and I'm left starting at the text that appeared before it tried
> to start drawing on the screen.

This sounds like bug #897572 in plymouth (which is now fixed).

> When booting with plymouth disabled, the system behaves normally until
> Xorg starts, where again I'm left starting at the prior screen contents.
[...]

This sounds like bug #898088 in libbsd.

You should be able to work around these by moving the pointing device
for a few seconds.

Ben.

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Ben Hutchings
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